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as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
the magician was able to summon the birds of the air and the beasts of the field with a simple spell
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as in conjurer
one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment
the famous magician's signature trick was pulling a rabbit out of a hat
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Recent Examples of magician
That includes flautists, violinists, pianists, singers, dancers, magicians, comedians – and a lot more.
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Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
City is missing its midfield magician in Rodri, while Phil Foden and Josko Gvardiol are among the doubts for Guardiola.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Drummer David Lovering — a career magician on the side — has been with the band since the beginning.
—Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Others appearing include musician Tyler, The Creator, magician Penn Jillette, Fran Drescher, Sandra Bernhard, and filmmaker Abel Ferrara, to name just a few.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
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Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
City is missing its midfield magician in Rodri, while Phil Foden and Josko Gvardiol are among the doubts for Guardiola.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Drummer David Lovering — a career magician on the side — has been with the band since the beginning.
—Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Others appearing include musician Tyler, The Creator, magician Penn Jillette, Fran Drescher, Sandra Bernhard, and filmmaker Abel Ferrara, to name just a few.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magician
Noun
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Batman has always been skeptical of magic, but nonetheless gets drawn into an investigation that involves Constantine, Etrigan, Zatanna, Deadman, Black Orchid, and Swamp Thing, leading them all into battle with villainous sorcerer Felix Faust.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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For his part, He-Man has a team that includes Battlecat, Man-at-Arms, the sorcerer Orko, Teela, and, uh… Fisto.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There’s a fact of Connecticut life that the allocation conjurers ignored.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2025
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So, Coogler took those familiar archetypes — the Hoodoo conjurer, the woman who can pass as white, the shop owners, the musical prodigy whose dad is a preacher, the old blues musician who is constantly self-soothing, and even the Smokestack twins — and gave them new depth.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Welcome to lady knight fall with this romantasy about the bloody, magical bonds between a mage and his knight.—
Natalie Zutter
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Since the very first edition of Shadowrun, using magic causes fatigue to a mage, called Drain, an important part of balancing magic in my mind.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Quantrill, like other prominent Confederates such as the Ku Klux Klan’s first grand wizard, Nathan Bedford Forrest, was mythologized by Confederate sympathizers.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Released in 2004, the film follows Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, who finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Shay Riggin, a witch and influencer, advises people to rest and ground themselves during the eclipse and avoid being underneath the moon, according to a video posted on her Instagram.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Before there was Wednesday, there was The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, with the incomparable Kiernan Shipka taking on the role of everyone’s favorite teenage witch from the Archie Comics.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Magician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magician. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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